The accelerating fall in Sinn Féin support

Migration is a defining issue in the mid 21st century and the shame is that parties like SF preferred sound bites rather than a long term plan for it. They are now reversing, but I still don't see any clear indication about what they think is a sustainable level of immigration in a country with a housing shortage.

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It really is remarkable how much of a dope Michelle ONeill is. And how much the media want to buy in to her 'girl done good' story.

This week was a good reminder. She clearly has been propelled into the "leadership" role by senior command to soften the image of SF, and things like the LLS interview are testament to that. But once she had to face actual questions her lack of capacity was hopelessly exposed.

Lipstick on a pig comes to mind.

I would think the best thing he could do is resign (along with the other S.F. leaders from around the country who attended the massive funeral in Belfast in June 2020, when 99% of the rest of us were making huge sacrifices and taking big precautions ). People in other countries have resigned over less. He could always go back to the college in Letterkenny and try to finish the course he dropped out of.

Huge talent lol….not to mention Violet Anne Wynne….oh I forgot, she resigned from Sinn Féin a year or two ago, I think she alleged that she was the victim of a campaign of "psychological warfare" from members of S.F. 

I bet your last sentence there "Lipstick on a pig comes to mind" will spring to my mind whenever I see here again on TV or whatever - I might not be able to get it out of my head I fear, or whenever I hear her complaining about the same old same old.

it’s like when I was a kid and the manager of the senior Gaelic team would come over to the stand and ask me and my friends to go home and get our boots, he was a bit short of players.

Seems like a lot in most area's, they also have a elderly lady in our area that nobody has seen or met in their lives from who I know. Bit odd when I am involved in a lot of the sports clubs etc in area and know all the coucillors because they are always knocking around, offering to do fund raiser/help with grants

Maybe they travel in different circles to me which doesn't involve the sports clubs

Sinn Fein got 9.48% in the last local elections, so I am fairly certain that the propagandists for Sinn Fein will be able to paint this year's result as some kind of victory as they are pretty much nailed on to do better than that.

However, the real questions will be can they match the 35% they were getting in opinion polls, and if not, can they at least match their general election performance of 24.5%.

We will probably have to cut through the noise of nonsense to get to the real analysis.

There was always a claim SF's base wouldn't like this and that, yet their popularity grew. I think it's wishful thinking that their base is made up of racist knuckle draggers who hate the Brits, and the blacks and so on. Their base is a mere 4 or 5% of their support if we go by traditional numbers.

SF were against Direct Provision and sought more rights for immigrants several years ago. Then, people claimed their base wouldn't like it.

Sinn Fein want to be in government, everything single thing they have done since the 1994 ceasefire has in part been about being in government North and South.

There are no circumstances in which they would choose not to be in government after the next GE. Until the recent decline in polls a SF/FF government perhaps with the Soc Dems or Labour was the most likely next government. SF use rhetoric about a 'left' government to keep a 'left' hue to them but they know that's not a runner...even on a really good day it's unlikely SF/Soc Dems/PBPA will have the numbers even if you threw in Labour though I doubt PBPA would agree to LP participation. I still think FF/SF is the most likely government but it's not as certain as it was recently.

The idea that they would be seeking to skip government at the next GE over migration is laughable, partly because the issue is hyped beyond it's real significance, secondly if we accept your premise that 'migration' is a mess, SF will just lay the blame at the previous government and if they got a few wins on housing delivery that would help too.

I wouldnt call myself racist. I wouldnt call my friends racist. And we certainly wouldnt be right wing, not particularly left leaning either tbh. But all of can see clearly the effects that the population increase is having on the people of Ireland.

Now I doubt that we are unique, and I think that anyone with eyes in their head knows exactly what is causing high rents and not high house prices. Yes its demand exceeding supply, and people all understand what causes that too.

To say that our recent population increases (however they came about) are not adding fuel to the fire is just burying your head in the sand.

So do you want all the tech companies to send all their non Irish national workers back to where they came from and then pull out because they can't sufficient labour?

Not what im talking about and i think you know it.

If Sinn Fein get 20% in the local elections, they will be claiming success, even though they would be down on the general election. That is what propagandists too.

18 months ago, the SF propagandists were singing about 35% and going into government without FF and FG. Ain't gonna happen now.

Sure no problem

Currently all Multinationals are pulling out of both high and mid cost countries.

Ireland is a mid to high cost country.

Why people thought WFH was a good thing and the pushback for returning to office has backfired and put the ball back into the employers court.

If your current job in a multinational can be done remotely then it can be done also remotely from a low cost location.

With the introduction of AI also the writing is on the wall for most folk in the US and EU locations.

People seem blind to the fact that the Multinationals are not leasing new office space and also not renewing contracts in buildings.

People in the US and EMEA will also notice the difficulty from the leadership above in getting headcount approved in these locations even if it's to replace someone who left.

Of course you were also aware of these facts.......